Spa retreats are cropping up all over the UK, so you can relax for a day or be pampered during a longer stay.

Here are some places to go:

Day membership at The Sanctuary in central London, which is just for women, includes use of the atrium pool, exercise pool, hammam, sauna, bubbling spa pools and restaurant. Look out for special day pass offers that include treatments and gift sets.

Also in central London, the Elemis day spa, which is for men and women, has a range of treatments from Bali, Tibet, Polynesia, Japan, Morocco and Thailand. The Absolute Spa Ritual takes two hours.

A two-night stay at Ragdale Hall in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, includes use of exercise classes, pools, sauna and other sports facilities, as well as therapies, massage treatments and meals. An overnight reviver break includes use of the facilities and one treatment.

Durley Hall in Bournemouth has a two night spa retreat that includes a health consultation, hydrotherapies, massages and other treatments, as well of use of the facilities. Its day spa option for non-residents includes many of the same treatments.

St David's Hotel & Spa in Cardiff, Wales, specialises in marine hydrotherapy treatments. It has a walk-through hydropool, underwater loungers with high pressure water jets, jacuzzi, exercise pool and sauna, as well as a relaxation room overlooking Cardiff bay.

In Scotland, Dalhousie Castle near Edinburgh is a 13th Century fortress on the banks of the river Esk. Look out for special breaks at its Aqueous spa.